[ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY.]

Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1805, 19 May 1874, Page 2

[ AN GLO-AUSTRALIAN PRESS TE LEGRAPH AGENCY.]

Wellington, May 38. The Provincial Council has been prorogued.

Westport, May 38.

A trial consignment of Ngakawha coal; per Mary Bannatyne, to Melbourne, wasj bought" for Fulton's Foundry at 27s per; ton, and is highly spoken of. More is wanted at an advanced rate. I

Mr E. J. O'Conor has been elected for! Westport in the Provincial Council with-: out opposition. , !

Chkistchtjrch, May 18. [ Mr Dv Oatie, Governor of Tasmania, ; arrived here on Saturday evening. He! proceeds overland in a few days to Dun-! edin. • :■

Almost the entire strength of the English Opera Company performed Mozart's Twelfth Mass and selections from Mozart's! No. 1 Rossini's Stabert Mater in the^ Catholic Church yesterday.

Donedin, May 18,

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the National Insurauce Company was held to-day. About 150 shareholders were present. The report and balancesheet were adopted, and after a discussion it was resolved that a dividend of five per cent, for the half-year be declared.

Proposals have been laid before the Provincial Oouticilfor the construction of several new brauch lines of railway.

The construction of the lines already authorised and those now proposed will cost abou t half a million.

The Superintendent proposed to apply to the General Assembly at next session for authority to raise a loan riot' exceeding L 500,000, for the construction of those works ; land to be set aside as special security for such loan.

The Margaret Galbraith, eleventh wool ship of the season, clears out of Port Chalmers, for London, with a cargo valued at L 54,289. She takes wheat and flour to the value of L 5219.

Auckland, May 18.

In the Police Court, Macfarlane called Beekham, R.M., off the Bench. Rees, Harm' counsel, objected to proceed, on the ground that Macfaplane was closeted with Beckhim subsequent to the laying of the information, He had reported the whole circumstances to the Government, and was content to abide the result. Beckham said he had not seen the information when he hadthe ; interview with Macfarlane. • ; No- evidenoe- being galled, both charges were dismissed.

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